{"id":480,"date":"2015-08-25T16:18:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T09:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/?p=480"},"modified":"2015-08-25T16:18:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T09:18:43","slug":"phuket-arrivals-rise-despite-bangkok-bomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/phuket-arrivals-rise-despite-bangkok-bomb\/","title":{"rendered":"Phuket arrivals rise despite Bangkok bomb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The total number of passengers arriving at Phuket International Airport last week has increased compared with the same period last year, President of Phuket Tourism Association Sathirapong Na Takuatung said at a meeting held yesterday to discuss the aftermath of the bombing in Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/airasia.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/airasia.jpeg\" alt=\"airasia\" width=\"700\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/airasia.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/airasia-300x196.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are concerned about the number of tourists dropping, but the number of tour groups and hotel room cancellations thus far is quite normal,\u201d he told the Phuket Gazette.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, we understand that many bookings were made before the bombing, so we will continue to monitor the number of arrivals and cancellations during the next few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neighboring countries, such as Singapore and Malaysia, have expressed their sadness over this week&#8217;s bombing, while other countries, like Australia, have encouraged their citizens to continue traveling in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Phuket Tourism Association will be trained to maintain strict security measures and be vigilant of any suspicious behavior, noted Mr Sathirapong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the meeting, we informed about 300 business owners to keep an eye on crowded areas, such as malls and restaurants and to report any suspicious people or items to authorities immediately,\u201d Mr Sathirapong said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The total number of passengers arriving at Phuket International Airport last week has increased compared with the same period last year, President of Phuket Tourism Association Sathirapong Na Takuatung said at a meeting held yesterday to discuss the aftermath of the bombing in Bangkok. \u201cWe are concerned about the number of tourists dropping, but the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-absolute-hotels","category-absolute-resorts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Phuket arrivals rise despite Bangkok bomb | Absolute Resorts &amp; 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